User talk:ObserverNY

table practice

Country	Recognition
Australia	In Australia, the IB Diploma Programme is taught in 59 of approximately 2,800 secondary schools. Although every university in Australia recognizes the IB Diploma, entry criteria often differ between universities, with some universities accepting students on their IB score alone, while others require the score to be converted using a conversion scale. In most states, this conversion scale is based on the Equivalent National Tertiary Entry Rank or 'ENTER'.
Canada	IB North America publishes a IB Recognition Policy Summary for Canadian Universities. As of June, 2009, there are 132 schools in Canada which offer the IB Diploma Programme.
Finland	The first school which offered IB Diploma Programme education in Finland was Helsingin Suomalainen Yhteiskoulu. The first class graduated in spring 1993. Currently 15 schools in Finland offer the IB Diploma Programme education.
France	According to the "Décret du Ministère de l'Education Nationale" (23 August 1985), the IB Diploma Programme is one of the foreign diplomas which allow students access into French universities. There are 11 schools in France which offer the IB Diploma Programme.
Germany	Germany sets certain conditions for the IB Diploma to be validated (a foreign language at minimum A2 Standard Level, Mathematics standard level minimum, and at least one Science or Mathematics at Higher Level). Recently, German International Baccalaureate students in select schools are able to earn a 'bilingual diploma' which gains them access to German universities. Half of the classes in this program are held in German.
Hong Kong	IB Diploma Programme students may apply to Hong Kong universities as non-JUPAS (Joint University Programmes Admissions System). JUPAS is the system enabling applications to nine tertiary institutions in Hong Kong similar to the UCAS system in the United Kingdom. Currently the People's Republic of China does not formally recognize the IB Diploma Programme for university qualification. As of June 2009, 14 schools offer the IB Diploma Programme in Hong Kong.
India	In India, the only schools which are allowed to take on the IB programme are the international schools which are privately funded. As of June, 2009, there are 59 schools in India offering the IB programme.
Iran	Only one school in Iran, the Tehran International School, is authorized to offer the IB Diploma Programme. Iran's Diploma Programme for each subject area has three levels. These levels are numerically represented as level 1, 2 or 3. (1) is equivalent to an SL (Standard level) course which is considered an honors course. (2) is equivalent to HL (Higher level) courses which provide college credit with a score of 7, and (3) is called Olympiad course.
Pakistan	One school operates the IB Diploma Programme course, called The International School in Karachi. A number of Colleges and Universities recognize the IB Diploma Programme and accept students.
Peru	The IB Diploma is not considered equivalent to the national end-of-school examination scheme, usually because the IB Diploma is not as specialised, or because certain subjects are not offered. However, in Peru, various universities allow direct entrance to students who have successfully completed the Diploma.There are 19 IB Diploma schools in Peru.
Russia	In Russia the IB Diploma is accepted in Universities (like MGU and MGMO), but conditions are set very high. For example, to study economics in MGU the IB student has to achieve an overall score of at least 36 points, including 6s in higher level subjects.
Singapore	In the 2008-2009 prospectus, the National University of Singapore (NUS) recognises the IB Diploma Programme as a high school qualification for Singapore universities. University requirements are as follows: 3 HL subjects with scores of 5 or better, 2 SL subjects with scores of 4 or better, and a grade of 4 or better in English A, Standard Level. There are 14 schools in Singapore that offer the IB Diploma Programme.
Spain	As of June, 2009, 46 IB schools offer the Diploma Programme in Spain. The International Preparatory Schools are ranked and recognised by the Spanish Ministry of Education and Ciencias (MEC) and all teach a minimum level of Spanish language, science, literature, geography and history. The curriculum also varies from one international school to another.
Taiwan	There are two IB World Schools in Taiwan offering the Diploma Programme, Taipei American School and Taipei European School, the first of which was authorized in 1981.
Turkey	The IB Diploma is not considered equivalent to the national end-of-school examination scheme, usually because the IB Diploma is not as specialised, or because certain subjects are not offered. There are 21 IB Diploma schools in Turkey.
United Kingdom	There are 189 schools in the UK with the IB Diploma Programme. The UCAS publish tariff tables specifically for UK University entrance for IB Diploma graduates.
United States	As of June 2009, there are 670 schools offering the IB Diploma Programme in the United States. Colorado and Texas passed legislation requiring universities to adopt and implement policy which awards college credit to students who have successfully completed the IB Diploma Programme.

Unhelpful comments

You know, you really need to stop adding fuel to the fire. This comment was entirely unhelpful, added nothing to the discussion, and violated the civility part of WP:TPOC. I'd advise you to either strike the comment, remove it, or just apologize for it. — HelloAnnyong ^{(say whaaat?!)} 01:23, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

I'll tell you what - I'll strike that when you advise LaMome to strike her "Who's being fraudulent now?" comment and Candy's "sexist" comments towards me (see her Talk page/Uncle G comment). If you want to lessen the animosity, then be fair and balanced.ObserverNY (talk) 10:49, 20 August 2009 (UTC)ObserverNY

LaMome - The only thing I'm interested in seeing from you is an apology for calling me fraudulent. It's very easy. I have not demanded one. I have asked you repeatedly to put an end to this warring by simply apologizing for your gross accusation. Your refusal thus far to do so combined with your attempts to constantly manipulate and divert discussion on the IBDP talk page, constitutes WP:Content forking. I have removed your obnoxious, WP:Harrassment message from my talk page. ObserverNY (talk) 13:06, 20 August 2009 (UTC)ObserverNY

I don't really see how my being "fair and balanced" (am I Fox News or something?) is going to help; there is clearly still animosity between you and La mome that you two need to work out. And content forking refers to articles, not talk pages. — HelloAnnyong ^{(say whaaat?!)} 13:10, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

This post is not harrassment, it is a courtesy to warn an editor before s/he is reported for a violation of wiki policy. There also needs to be evidence of being warned by other editors, which is still in the edit history of your talk page, even though you chose to delete content, instead of archive, which is preferable.

I never demanded an apology from you for your comparing me to a cat in a litter box. I'll apologise to you and strike the comment, once you've done the same to your comments I linked in the post above (and those aren't all of them, just the most recent ones). You'll also need to strike the comment you left on my talk page regarding your speculation on where I work in an attempt to "out me". Then we'll have a clean slate. The ball is in your court.

La mome (talk) 13:29, 20 August 2009 (UTC)